Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Native Range

Native Continent

Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical

Asia-Temperate

Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hong Kong, Hunan Sheng, Taiwan, Yunnan Sheng,China

Asia-Tropical

India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,

Natural Habitat

Thrives in open, often degraded sandy sites, along the shore and on river banks. Where it grows, other plants seem not to be able to compete with it, hence almost pure stands exist.